Police search for police impersonator, release composite sketch

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Published 10:54 am, Friday, February 17, 2012

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Investigators in the Houston Police Department's Major Offenders Division have released a composite sketch of a police impersonation suspect wanted in an incident in the 22200 block of the Eastex Freeway in Kingwood about 2:30 p.m. on January 18.

The suspect is described only as a white male in his 30s, about 6 feet tall, weighing 250 to 275 pounds, with a muscular build and bleached blond hair.

The female victim was driving home from work on the Eastex Freeway when she noticed a black Chevrolet Tahoe behind her with overhead red and blue lights, which she assumed was a police vehicle. A short time later, the suspect turned on his red and blue overhead lights and the victim pulled over to the side of the freeway at the above address.

The victim stated that as the suspect approached, she lowered her window and the suspect began to curse at her. The victim then got out of her car and the suspect walked her to the front of her vehicle, where he told her he was going to search her car. The suspect searched her car and left her items on the ground. The suspect then told the victim he was going to give her a warning and got in his Tahoe and left, traveling northbound on the Eastex Freeway.

The suspect was wearing Aviator sunglasses and was dressed in all black clothing with BDU pants, but was not wearing a badge or a name plate. The suspect was also wearing a holstered pistol. The Chevrolet Tahoe is described as a newer model vehicle with red and blue overhead lights and red and blue lights in the grill. The vehicle had red and white lettering on the driver's side door.

Anyone with information in this case is urged to contact the HPD Major Offender's Division at 713-308-3100 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

MORE THAN ONE?

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office also today released information about another, more recent police impersonator incident that occurred in The Woodlands. Houston Police say although the mode of operation appears very similar in the two cases, the suspect in the Kingwood case is described as a much heavier man, and the vehicle descriptions do not match.

On Feb. 16, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office deputies met with a 42-year-old Woodlands resident who reported that she had been pulled over for a traffic violation by someone that did not appear to be a law enforcement officer. Deputies learned that the victim turned onto Glenloch Drive from E. Panther Creek in The Woodlands that morning, just before 6 a.m, and noticed that she was being followed by newer model black Toyota Tundra.

The driver of the tundra activated red and blue lights that were on top of the truck and the victim pulled into a lighted parking lot where she was approached by the driver of the truck. The driver was wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans and the victim did not notice any type of police insignia affixed to the clothing or the vehicle nor did he identify himself or a police agency affiliation. The driver of the black tundra was described as a white male, 45 to 50 years old, clean shaven, blond buzz cut, blue eyes, height / weight around 5’10” and 190 lbs.

The victim told deputies that she gave the suspect her driver’s license but she became suspicious when she did not see any efforts of the suspect to use a radio or an in-car computer. The suspect returned the victim’s driver’s license and after chastising her about her driving habits allowed her to leave.

The Sheriff’s Office believes that the suspect was not a police officer. The Sheriff’s Office is concerned and seeking assistance from the public to identify the suspect or obtain information on other incidents that may have occurred.

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